Abstract: A system and method are described for ballizing and measuring a workpiece bore hole. In one embodiment, a ballizing unit having a distal end removably coupled to a ballizing member moves the ballizing member from a first position within the bore hole to a second position. A metrology unit having a distal end removably coupled to the ballizing member moves the ballizing member from the second position back to the first position. A sensor detects a force exerted on the ballizing member by the workpiece at a third position, which is located between the first and second positions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and device of measuring the retinal stray light in the eye of a subject, comprising presenting to the subject a flickering stray light from a stray light source; presenting to the subject compensation light so as to undercompensate said part of the flickering stray; presenting to the subject compensation light, the compensation light flickering with a modulation depth so as to eventually overcompensate the flickering light being imaged on the retina; and determining from the results of a sequence of comparisons using different parameter values between the resulting retinal light flickering as perceived by the subject for the undercompensated test area and the eventually overcompensated test area a stray light parameter.

Abstract: An arrangement for handling communication messages in a building control system includes a communication circuit and a control device. The communication circuit is operable to generate first message and provide the first message on a communication network addressed to a remote building control system device. The communication circuit is also operable to receive a responsive message from the remote building control system device via the communication network, the responsive message generated by the remote building control system device responsive to the first message. The communication circuit is further operable to perform a first operation if the responsive message is received within a first time-out period, the communication circuit operable to perform a second operation if the responsive message is received after a first time-out period has expired. The control device is operably coupled to the communication circuit and is operable to use information from first message in a first application.

Abstract: The present invention provide a compound of the formula (I) wherein ring A represents an aromatic ring optionally having substituents; B, Y and Ya are the same or different and each represents a bond, etc.; R1 and R2 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; R4 and R5 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen, etc.; R6 represents an indolyl group optionally having substituents; and Z and Za are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof, having a somatostatin receptor binding inhibition activity and is useful for preventing and/or treating diseases associated with somatostatin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for positioning a mobile station and a repeater thereof. Said method comprises: the mobile communication network, when receiving a positioning request from a mobile station, instructing repeaters to send auxiliary positioning signals, and the mobile station performs measurement according to the received auxiliary positioning signals sent from the repeaters and downlink signals sent from the base station, and then estimating the position of the mobile station according to the measurement results, and thereby implementing the positioning of the mobile station. Said repeater is implemented through adding an auxiliary positioning unit in the downlink processing channel of a traditional repeater; said auxiliary positioning unit comprises a communication module, a frame timing recovery module, a timing control module, and a pilot modulating module.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula (I): [wherein R is an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, p is 0, 1 or 2, and when p is 2, each R may be the same or different, R1 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, R2 is an optionally substituted aromatic group, Ring A is an optionally substituted monocyclic aromatic ring or optionally substituted bicyclic aromatic fused ring, X1 is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, X2 is a bond, an oxygen atom or —S(O)n— (wherein n is 0, 1 or 2), Y is a bond, an oxygen atom, —S(O)m—, —C(?O)—N(R3)— or —N(R3)—C(?O)— (R3 is a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, and m is 0, 1 or 2), M1, M2 and M3 may be the same or different and are each independently a bond or an optionally substituted divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group, and M4 is an optionally substituted divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group] or

Abstract: The present invention discloses a WDM layer-based OChP device and the method thereof, i.e., M protection channels are added in the transmitting module and the receiving module to connect to receiving ends and transmitting ends of M protection channels in the WDM system; a switching device is added so as to switch signals in specified working channels to specified protection channels or switch signals transmitted in specified protection channels back to specified working channels according to switching requests from the WDM system; wherein M and N are natural numbers, and M<N. Because the number M of protection channels is less than the number N of the working channels, compared with 1+1 or 1:1 protection solution, this solution helps to save optical wavelength resource and initial cost. In addition, compared with 1+1 or 1:1 protection solution, when M>1, this solution can significantly reduce the risk of ruined backup performance due to above failures, without requiring increased cost.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for the automated manufacture of optical fiber devices including a fiber magazine and a plurality of fiber cassettes within the magazine. The cassettes include alignment members and optical fiber in which the devices are to be formed. A plurality of work stations include assemblies for processing the fiber in the cassettes and reciprocal alignment structures corresponding to the alignment members of the cassettes.

Abstract: The novel compounds of formula I: 1

Abstract: There are provided 1-(3-heterocyclyphenyl)isothiourea, -isourea, -guanidine and -amidine compounds of formula I 1

Abstract: The present invention provides a continuous process for the preparation of a stable aqueous suspension concentrate composition of pendimethalin, alone or in combination with another pesticide, which comprises mixing a molten stream of pendimethalin with a cold aqueous stream containing coformulants plus seed crystals of orange pendimethalin.

Abstract: There is provided a process for the preparation of 2,3-pyridinedicarboximides having the structural formula I 1

Abstract: The present invention provides a synergistic insecticidal composition comprising as essential active ingredients a neuronal sodium channel antagonist and an arylpyrrole insecticide.

Abstract: There is provided a stereospecific process for the preparation of essentially enantiomerically pure imidazolinone herbicides having the R-configuration via (R)2-amino-2, 3-dimethylbutyronitrile.

Abstract: The invention relates to an insecticidal and miticidal composition which contains as active ingredients chlorfenapyr in combination with one or more organophosphoric acid ester-type compounds and to a method for controlling insecticidal or miticidal pests which have acquired resistance to commercial insecticidal and miticidal agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to a herbicidal composition comprising a herbicidally acceptable carrier and/or surface active agent and, as active ingredient, a synergistically effective amount of

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the synergistic control of undesirable plants which comprises applying to said plants or their locus a synergistically effective amount of a combination of a dihydrobenzothiophene compound of formula I plus a Photosystem II inhibitor.

Abstract: Novel uracil substituted phenyl sulfamoyl carboxamides I 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the enhancement of the potency, systemicity, and breadth of spectrum of a fungicidal composition containing a triazolopyrimidine fungicide which comprises adding to said composition a fungicidally-enhancing amount of an adjuvant selected from the group consisting of a non-ionic water-soluble mixed polyalkoxylated aliphatic alcohol surfactant; a non-ionic water-soluble ethoxylated aliphatic alcohol surfactant; an amine ethoxylate; a micronized polymeric wax; and a mixture thereof.

Abstract: There are provided 3-heterocyclic substituted benzisothiazole and benzisoxazole compounds having the structural formula I 1